Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
(Duda de estilo, fechas)
English translation:
follow original style exactly
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Gallagher
Nov 30, 2010 16:07
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Native in: Spanish 
, Catalan
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Catalan to English, and 1 more.
(Duda de estilo, fechas)
Spanish to English
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Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
Certificates
Hola:
Quería preguntar por favor si al traducir fechas escritas en letra debemos mantener el estilo original. Mi duda es la siguiente: la fecha se redacta como se pronuncia o se debe escribir como números ordinales. ¿Podría reflejarse en números en lugar de escribir en letra los años?
Muchas gracias
Quería preguntar por favor si al traducir fechas escritas en letra debemos mantener el estilo original. Mi duda es la siguiente: la fecha se redacta como se pronuncia o se debe escribir como números ordinales. ¿Podría reflejarse en números en lugar de escribir en letra los años?
Muchas gracias
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | follow original style exactly |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 4 | depends |
Beth Farkas
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| 4 | use numbers |
philgoddard
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Change log
Feb 10, 2011 12:09: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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follow original style exactly
for legal documents I follow the original style, so either "the fifth day of September in the year two thousand and ten" or the 5th September 2010" or September 5, 2010.
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2010-12-01 19:33:12 GMT) Post-grading
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yes, some legal documents are more formal/long-winded or use more legalese than others.
Glad I could help
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2010-12-01 19:33:12 GMT) Post-grading
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yes, some legal documents are more formal/long-winded or use more legalese than others.
Glad I could help
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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39 mins
depends
It depends on context. If your context indicates a date when something was signed or completed, as in "se expide el certificado el dia cinco del mes de septiembre del año dos mil diez", then it should be "on the 5th (or fifth) day of September of two thousand ten". If the context is just "el cinco de septiembre de 2010" then "September 5, 2010" is sufficient.
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philgoddard
United States
United States
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United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
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190
use numbers
Just because Spanish lawyers sometimes use words instead of numbers doesn't mean that you should do it in the translation. Nobody else does it, it looks odd in English, and in my opinion it's just a way of padding out the document (like saying "supply, provide or deliver" instead of "supply".
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-11-30 19:28:04 GMT)
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Otherwise, it's like saying you should you put an upside-down question mark at the beginning of a sentence because there's one in the Spanish.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-11-30 19:28:04 GMT)
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Otherwise, it's like saying you should you put an upside-down question mark at the beginning of a sentence because there's one in the Spanish.
Discussion
Gracias!